Early Childhood In absolute agreement 19 Mar 2023 Influence the patterns of EC work by getting involved in the development of your next benchmark agreements.
Early Childhood Stay connected 19 Mar 2023 Opening dialogue within your workplace is a strong way to highlight the importance and value of unionism.
Early Childhood Equity begins here 19 Mar 2023 after many years of campaigning, Victorian children and their families now have access to free kindergarten for every three and four-year-old.
Early Childhood Early Childhood Conference: Dreaming together! 19 Mar 2023 Registrations are open for the AEU’s annual early childhood conference, the best opportunity for us to gather, share and learn.
Early Childhood Future-proofing early childhood education 7 Dec 2022 Early childhood teacher Rebecca Simpson is committed to future-proofing her sector’s workforce.
Early Childhood Never too early for climate justice 7 Dec 2022 Educators around the globe are standing up for the planet and for the children and students they teach, calling for climate justice.
Early Childhood Funded and expanded kinder a win for all 20 Sep 2022 The AEU welcomes the Andrews government’s $9 billion investment in expanded preschool programs for Victorian children in the two years before they start school.
Early Childhood Fair Work increases award wages 15 Sep 2022 On 15 June, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down their decision in the annual wage review, granting a 4.6% wage increase for employees employed under an award.
Early Childhood Additional support for early childhood graduates and mentors 15 Sep 2022 With the help of our members, the AEU has been able to advocate to ensure additional support for graduate teachers and for their all-important mentors.
Early Childhood Our guide to implementing your early childhood agreement at work 15 Sep 2022 With the release of the implementation guide, we revisit some of the changes and and the many gains achieved for members in the VECTEA 2020 and EEEA 2020.
Early Childhood Raising our collective voices 15 Sep 2022 Recent announcements about investments in early years education are exciting but they also mean change, which can be confronting.
Early Childhood Time for bold steps from government on building EC workforce 15 Sep 2022 The Victorian government’s ambitious agenda for early childhood education needs to be matched by an equally ambitious plan for the sector’s workforce.
Early Childhood Early childhood educator incentives expanded 15 Sep 2022 For the first time, there are financial incentives for early childhood educators joining or returning to the sector.
Early Childhood Setting benchmarks for all 7 Jul 2022 The two benchmark agreements in the early childhood sector are being implemented amid greater recognition of the importance of early childhood education at both a state and federal level.
Early Childhood High time for two years of kinder across Australia 7 Jul 2022 With Victoria leading the way, the federal government is under increasing pressure to introduce universal access to two years of preschool as a basic human right.
Early Childhood Agents of change: achieving universal access to kindergarten 7 Jul 2022 After decades of campaigning by AEU members and early childhood advocates, the Victorian and NSW governments are transforming early childhood education.
For everyone Celebrating 150 years of public education in Victoria 6 Jul 2022 Victoria was one of the first places in the world to make education free, compulsory and secular.
Early Childhood Negotiating agreements in early childhood 5 Jul 2022 The latest on negotiations for new workplace agreements for members working in early childhood service providers not covered by the VECTEA or EEEA.
Early Childhood State budget wins for the early childhood sector 5 Jul 2022 The latest state budget supports the continued rollout of two years of preschool across Victoria.
Early Childhood A new vision for kindergarten 5 Jul 2022 Two years of funded kindergarten across the state means changes to the provision of our services, but our proven ability to adapt puts us in good stead.